Washington, December 11 : Researchers at Punjab Agricultural University have attained a significant success in increasing average rice yields in Punjab with the help of site-specific nutrient management strategies.
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Islamabad, Dec 11 : Pakistan for the first time will be introducing special marriage legislation for the Sikh community, caretaker Law Minister Afzal Haider has said.
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By Gurmukh Singh, Vancouver, Dec 11: In their biggest anti-government rally since the Komagata Maru incident of 1914, thousands of Indo-Canadians forced authorities to stop the deportation of a paralysed Sikh.
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Amritsar, Dec 10 : Under overcast conditions Punjab piled up 496 for eight in their first innings on the second day against Baroda in a Super League Group B league match of the Ranji Trophy championship at the Gandhi Grounds here today.
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Chandigarh, Dec 9 : The disbursement of pension and other financial assistance in the rural areas to the eligible beneficiaries in Punjab would now take place through commercial banks instead of the Gram Panchayats.
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Chandigarh, Dec 9 : Bowing to pressures from trade organisations, the Punjab Cabinet today gave its nod for the reduction of Turn Over Tax from one per cent to 0.25 per cent.
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By Sunil Sharma, Chandigarh, Dec.9 : Organic farming is becoming popular in Punjab, the granary of India. The State has been facing serious problems due to the deterioration of soil and sub-soil water, including drinking water, due to the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by farmers...
By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, Dec 8 : Following the induction of Sikhs into various government bodies in Pakistan, a Sikh living in Pakistan has successfully made an entry into Pakistani Politics.
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By Karan Kapoor, Chandigarh, Dec 7 : A family in Punjab's Nawanshahr District has for generations been engaged in crafting rare folk instruments to uphold the true spirit of Punjabi folk traditions.
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Chandigarh, Dec 6: A local court in Patiala in Punjab Thursday found six Punjab police officials, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), guilty of murdering a villager and throwing his body in a canal 11 years ago.
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Punjab tops other states in consumption of reclaimed rubber, according to the latest statistical bulletin of the Rubber Board. Maharashtra closely follows Punjab in RR consumption.
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By Gurmukh Singh, Vancouver, Dec 4: The Indo-Canadian community in Canada's British Columbia province has come out in support of paralysed Sikh Laibar Singh who has been ordered to be deported to India on Dec 10.
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Chandigarh, Dec 1 : The Punjab government Saturday banned Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit's comeback film "Aaja Nachle" from being screened in the state for allegedly derogatory reference to a caste in a song.
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Chandigarh, Nov 30: The Punjab Government has instructed district administrations to ensure that no official collected funds in the name of philanthropic, cultural or sports activities and also for Red Cross Society.
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Chandigarh, Nov 30: High altitude areas in Himachal Pradesh experienced snowfall while parts of Punjab and Haryana had rain, breaking a long dry spell in the region.
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Jalandhar, Nov 30: The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 99 kg of heroin being smuggled from across the border in Punjab this year so far.
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Chandigarh, Nov 30: The Punjab government would soon announce its new investor friendly industrial policy to promote industrialisation in the state in a big way.
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Chandigarh, Nov 30: Spokesperson of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Jagmohan Singh Kang today urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to take urgent steps to ensure law and order in the state, claiming that there was a rise in criminal cases as well as complaints of police excesses in Punjab...
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